It promised to be a hot and long day with 14 uphill locks ahead - and we were joined for the day by Mike's son James and 3 year old grandson William. William, attired in buoyancy vest and captain's hat, wanted to be involved with every aspect of working the locks and his enthusiasm for the "BOAT!" helped everyone keep calm and carry on. We got into an efficient routine, with "Shannon Pit" (Jan and Pete) getting the locks ahead ready while Jane and James looked after the lower locks and supervised the young trainee and Mike steered Romajech.
We moored near Kidsgrove, just below the CRT services at the Red Bull flight of locks. Mike's special wok-fried sausage and egg supper, cooked and eaten by the towpath rounded off a successful and enjoyable day.
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